4 years later...
I stand in the kitchen making lunch when Mariselle comes in. She laughs as she waddles into the room. She's nine months pregnant. Her belly is so big, but she looks even more beautiful when she's pregnant. She glows with happiness and pride as she rubs her tummy and snags a Goldfish Cracker from the plate.
"You're going to steal your daughter's snacks?" I tease, going over to her and wrapping my arms around her.
"Sadie is a little thief. She ate all the ones I had for a snack earlier."
I press my face to her neck and kiss the soft skin there, breathing in her scent. Our little red-headed almost-five-year-old is sneaky like her mom.
"I wonder where she gets that from," I say, nibbling on her earlobe.
"She's just like you."
I bite her ear, making Mariselle giggle as S
